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ABSTRACTIn response to decreasing funding levels available to support activities at the IdahoChemical Processing Plant (ICPP) and a desire to be cost competitive, the Department of EnergyIdaho Operations Office (DOE-ID) and Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company have increasedtheir emphasis on cost-saving measures. The ICPP Effectiveness Improvement Initiative involvesmany activities to improve cost effectiveness and competitiveness. This report documents themethodology and results of one of those cost cutting measures, the Process EfficiencyImprovement Activity.The Process Efficiency Improvement Activity performed a systematic review of majorwork processes at the ICPP to increase productivity and to identify nonvalue-added requirements.A two-phase approach was selected for the activity to allow for near-term implementation ofrelatively easy process modifications in the first phase while obtaining long-term continuousimprovement in the second phase and beyond. Phase I of the initiative included a concentratedreview of processes that had a high potential for cost savings with the intent of realizing savings inFiscal Year 1996 (FY-96.) Phase II consists of implementing long-term strategies too complex forPhase I implementation and evaluation of processes not targeted for Phase I review. The Phase IIeffort is targeted for realizing cost savings in FY-97 and beyond.DISCLAIMERThis report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United StatesGovernment. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of theiremployees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsi-bility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, orprocess disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Refer-ence herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark,manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recom-mendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The viewsand opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of theUnited States Government or any agency thereof.